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App Update (OS X): Little Snitch, Pacifist, ExpanDrive, more

updated 01:59 pm EST, Mon February 1, 2016

by MacNN Staff

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App development has taken off in the last few years, making it increasingly difficult to stay on top of all the latest versions. To help all of you out, we here at MacNN are dedicated to sorting through new update releases, and highlighting some of the important ones, as well as showcasing apps that we find to be interesting. Today, we bring you the Digital Animation Bundle, as well as highlight recent updates to Internet traffic monitor Little Snitch, package installer Pacifist, cloud storage utility ExpanDrive, task manager Butler, productivity tool OneFocus, and file renamer Name Mangler.

Featured App of the Day

Animators rejoice! For the next three days our Deal Store will be offering a bundle that brings together three popular tools that can enhance any animators workflow. Dubbed the Digital Animation Bundle, this collection of apps includes Poser Debut, Anime Studio Debut 11, and MotionArtist, which would run a total of nearly $150 when purchased separately. When purchased together, however, the price drops significantly to only $50, so act fast and grab your copy before this deal expires.

App Update

Little Snitch v3.6.3
$35
Little Snitch is an Internet traffic monitoring and management utility. The software informs a user when a program attempts to establish an outgoing internet connection and provides options for allowing or denying the connection. The v3.6.3 update addresses a range of known issues, including a bug that caused the uninstaller to crash and a memory leak in Little Snitch Configuration.Download - 22.3MB

Pacifist v3.5.9
$20
Pacifist allows users to extract or install individual files from installer packages, disk images, and archives. An issue that could cause the software to crash on versions of OS X earlier than 10.10 has been resolved with this update.Download - 20.9MB

ExpanDrive v5.1.7
$50
ExpandDrive builds cloud storage into any application by allowing the online storage account to act like a USB drive plugged into the Mac. This important security update includes the latest Sparkle auto-updater framework, which should address a number of known vulnerabilities.Download - 19.7MB

Butler v4.1.20
$20
Butler can be configured to help users perform a wide variety of recurring tasks. Simply arrange events, such as launching apps, opening files, or running AppleScripts, within Butler's interface and assign one or more triggers to each. Version 4.1.20 is a minor update that improves the security of the update mechanism's security.Download - 2.2MB

OneFocus v1.7
$10
OneFocus can be used to block distracting apps for a set period of time. In v1.7, users can now select which apps to block instead of the apps they wish to allow. The app list presets have also been removed and the software will no longer automatically pause during Sleep mode.Download - 3.6MB

Name Mangler v3.3.5
$19
Name Mangler allows users to rename a group of files in a single batch process. The software supports a number of renaming tasks, including find and replace, number sequentially, change case, set extension, add prefix/suffix, and remove/insert characters. This minor update revolves an issue related to Gatekeeper on OS X El Capitan. The v3.3.5 update includes the latest version of the Sparkle in-app updater, and also resolves a bug related to preference settings and droplets.Download - 7.5MB

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